NGOs Mediating Peace Promoting Inclusion in Myanmar's Nationwide Ceasefire Negotiations / by Palmiano Federer, Julia

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1: Introduction: Unsettled Reflections from Golden Valley, Myanmar -- Chapter 2: Promoting Peace or Pushing Norms? …”
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Knowing the Salween River: Resource Politics of a Contested Transboundary River

Table of Contents: “…We Need One Natural River for the Next Genera-tion": Intersectional Feminism and the Nujiang Dams Campaign in China -- 9.Local Context, National Law: The Rights of Karen People on the Salween River in Thailand -- 10.An Ethnobotanical Survey in Shan State, Myanmar: Where Thanlwin Biodiversity, Health, and Deforestation Meet -- 11.Not Only Anti-dam: Simplistic Rendering of Complex Salween Communities in their Negotiation for Development in Thailand -- 12.Powers of Access: Impacts on Resource Users and Researchers in Myanmar's Shan State -- 13.Fisheries and Socio-economic Change in the Thanlwin River Estuary in Mon and Kayin State, Myanmar -- 14.The Impact of Land cover changes on socio-economic conditions in Bawlakhe District, Kayah State -- 15.Local Knowledge and Rangeland Protection on the Tibetan Plateau: Lessons for Conservation and Co-management of the Upper Nu-Salween and Yellow River Watersheds -- 16.Future Trajectories: Five Short Concluding Reflections.…”
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Developmental State Building The Politics of Emerging Economies /

Table of Contents: “…1 Introduction: The Nexus of Developmental Policy and State Building(Yusuke Takagi, Veerayooth Kanchoochat and Tetsushi Sonobe) -- 2 Development state evolving: Japan's graduation from a middle income country(Tetsuji Okazaki) -- 3 Tigers at Critical Junctures: How South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore Survived Growth-led Conflicts(Veerayooth Kanchoochat) -- 4 Reemerging Developmental State in Democratized Indonesia(Yuri Sato) -- 5 Boundaries of nationalism under globalization: Reviewing developmental state building in Malaysia and Ethiopia(Yusuke Takagi and Khoo Boo Teik) -- 6 Development and Developmentalism in Post-Genocide Rwanda(Shinichi Takeuchi) -- 7 Growth Policy and Regional Balance: Developmental State-Building in Myanmar(Toshihiro Kudo and Satoru Kumagai) -- 8 Devolution and Local Development in Emerging States: The Case of Kenya (Tomoya Matsumoto) -- 9 Conclusion (Tetsushi Sonobe) -- Index.…”
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New Horizons for Asian Museums and Museology

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Seeds for Diversity and Inclusion Agroecology and Endogenous Development /

Table of Contents: “…1 Introduction: Thinking about seeds -- 2 Reclaiming diverse seed commons through food sovereignty, agroecology and economies of care -- 3 Integration of endogenous development theory into the study of seed governance -- 4 Indigenous seed systems, biocultural heritage: the Andean Potato Park's approach to seed governance -- 5 The diversity of seed-saving governance and sharing systems in contemporary Japan -- 6 Seed system dynamics and crop diversity of Chinbaung in Myanmar -- 7 Organizations and functions for seed management in East Asia: Korea, Japan and Taiwan -- 8 Evolutionary populations for sustainable food security and food sovereignty -- 9 Adding value to a Scottish rye landrace: collaborative research into new artisanal products -- 10 Inside the Japanese seed industry: its characteristics and implications for agroecology -- 11 Bhutan's 'middle way': diversification, mainstreaming, commodification and impacts in the context of food security -- 12 The third way of seed governance: the potential of the seed commoning in Japan -- 13 Agroecology, sovereignty and the endogenous development perspective in seed governance and management.…”
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Transnational Entrepreneurship in South East Asia Japanese Self-Initiated Expatriate Entrepreneurs / by Yokoyama, Kazuko, Birchley, Sarah Louisa

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Moving Toward Net-Zero Carbon Society Challenges and Opportunities /

Table of Contents: “…Foreword -- Preface -- Moving Toward Net zero Emission Society in the Asia Pacific: With Special Reference to the Recent Law and Policy Development in Japan, Korea and Taiwan -- Assessing the Impact of Carbon Prices and Timber Fluctuation on the Expansion of Afforestation: A Case of Taiwan -- Turning on the Lights with Green Energy- A more Sustainable Future- The Case of Taiwan ICDF Project: Solar PV Mini Grid System for Lightning in Myanmar -- The Importance of Capability Development for Innovation Intermediaries in Sustainable Agricultural: Cases of Rice and Mango Industry Organizations in the Philippines -- The Kelp Industry an its Effectiveness in Blue Carbon: A Case of Hakodate, Japan -- The Climate Impacts of Black Carbon and Methane Emissions in Arctic and Current Frameworks for Prevention.…”
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Entertainment-Education Behind the Scenes Case Studies for Theory and Practice /

Table of Contents: “…Using Audience Research to Understand and Refine a Radio Drama in Myanmar Tackling Social Cohesion -- 11. Social Norms Theory and Measurement in Entertainment-Education: Insights from Case Studies in Four Countries -- 12. …”
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Closing Rice Yield Gaps in Asia Innovations, Scaling, and Policies for Environmentally Sustainable Lowland Rice Production /

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Workers, Managers, Productivity Kaizen in Developing Countries /

Table of Contents: “…Kaizen Dissemination through the Government and Private Sector in Southeast Asia: A Comparative Study of Malaysia, Indonesia, and Myanmar -- 7. Opportunities for Kaizen in Africa: Developing the Core Employability Skills of African Youth through Kaizen -- 8. …”
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